The Fight of Faith

The word “fight” and the word “faith” might not be two
words that you would think go together. Or at least you might
think that they shouldn't be put together, lest we promote any kind
of so-called “holy war.” But in the passage that we're going to
study together this morning, Paul says, “Fight the good fight of the
faith.” And so we need to understand what this fight is all about.
And as we'll see, it's not a fight that we wage against other people.
It's a battle that goes on in our own hearts, as we fight against our
own sinful nature.
As we remember the context of this chapter, we can see
how Paul is now sharply contrasting Timothy with the kinds of
people he had in mind in the previous verses.